ok guys....what do i need to watch my skyplayer on my lappy....working away monday to friday with no internet access in my flat....looking for the cheapest...only want it to watch the footyand golf while away and check emails..... and get on here of course...seen some ad that was giving you a dongle for ?8/ month with vermin...not sure coz am a numpty
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to watch skyplayer you have two options
set up a "my sky account" at sky.com, I think you'll need your sky card number, and account number, then just watch on laptop like you would bbc iplayer
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make sure your windows media center has all the most recent updates, then you should have the option to install skyplayer into WMC, under TV option. click on link:
Sky Player in Windows Media Center Extension - Rathe's Media Center Blog
as for dongles, I use a vodafone, pay as you go, minimum top up is ?15 and gives you 3gb of data, if your in a city/town center, the speed isn't bad, but if your not in a built up area then your likely to loose 3G signal and go to GPRS, which is pretty poor, there are contract dongles but you would have to shop around!retupmoc eht ni deppart m'I !pleH -
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do you think that 1 gb / month would be enough to watch all my stuffComment
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there is a data calculator towards the bottom of the virgin page if you put in the various things you will use it will roughly tell you how much data you will use in a month.sigpicComment
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done that but how do you calculate when you watch say about 6 footy games then watch about 40 hours of golf per monthComment
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your not actually downloading the football/golf but streaming the pictures through your web browser in which case you might be ok with 1gig, as virgin is a monthly contract i suppose you could increase it to 3gig if its not enough, or by a dongle and use payg.sigpicComment
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cheers m8....thats what I wanted to hear...was'nt sure if I was downloading the footy or not ...now I know
thanks againComment
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the link is to a mobile broadband calculater which allows you to include streaming video so can include it in your choice of which package to get.
Broadband Usage CalculatorsigpicComment
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I am sure most dongle providers class streaming as downloading, regardless 1gb would not be enough to cover what you want. My Mrs has a 3 dongle 1gb jobie, my daughter used the allowence in 1 day just streaming u tube vids.
@manxComment
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As far as bandwidth usage is concerned, there is no difference between streaming & downloading.
Effectively downloading = streaming + saving to disk.
Using BBC iPlayer as a guide,since they give the option of downloading or streaming the same content:
allow about 500Mb/hr usage.Comment
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seen an O2 dongle in Asda today for ?21 with wifi...does that mean once you have bought it you dont need to top up if you can get access to wifi...( I have access to openzone in my area as a hot spot )...or do you need to top up a tenner each month to get the wifi optionComment
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"Wifi USB Dongles
Mobile broadband uses the 3G network of mobile phone companies. But these mobile broadband plans also give you a chance to avail of amazing WiFi connectivity. This is why a mobile broadband dongle can also be called a WiFi USB dongle.
Obviously, WiFi USB dongles are offered by the very same service providers of mobile broadband. When you avail of mobile broadband plans, one of your great benefits is access to the WiFi hotspots of the network. With your WiFi USB mobile dongle, the ways to connect to the Internet to check your favorite websites, view YouTube videos, or connect with your friends on Facebook just increase and got easier."
you still have to top up your dongle to use the wifi.sigpicComment
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